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What are the potential risks of including PHP files with absolute paths in the code, and how can these risks be mitigated?

Including PHP files with absolute paths in the code can pose security risks as it exposes sensitive server information and can make the code less portable. To mitigate these risks, it is recommended to use relative paths instead of absolute paths when including files in PHP.

php 
// Incorrect way using absolute path
include('/var/www/html/includes/config.php');

// Correct way using relative path
include('includes/config.php');

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